strategy
Facilitating development of rural workers organizations
Synonyms:
Forming associations of rural workersStrengthening local organizations of peasant workers
Context:
Participatory institutions, such as cooperatives, semi-cooperatives and group associations, form an important element in measures to ensure a better livelihood for the rural poor, who are generally unorganized and unprotected. The organization of rural labour is fundamental for the application of existing labour standards and for them to participate in the debate on policy issues, take part in national development programmes and undertake self-development activities. Implementation:
ILO acts to strengthen such local organizations and promote the increased observance of international labour standards relating to the improvement of their living and working conditions. Claim:
It is important also to bear in mind that in agriculture, as in other sectors of production, association is a vital need today especially in the case of family farms. Rural workers should feel a sense of solidarity with one another, and should unite to form co-operatives and professional associations. These are very necessary if farm workers are to benefit from scientific and technical methods of production and protect the prices of their products. They are necessary, too, if they are to attain an equal footing with other professional classes who, in most cases, have joined together in associations. They are necessary, finally, if farm workers are to have their proper voice in political circles and in public administration. The lone voice is not likely to command much of a hearing in times such as ours. (Papal Encyclical, Mater et Magistra, 15 May 1961) Broader:
StrengtheningDeveloping organizationsForming worker organizationsSupporting rural developmentTraining in rural developmentPromoting productive rural employmentDecentralizing management of rural developmentCooperating for local sustainable rural development Facilitates:
Alleviating rural povertyImproving social protection of farmersAdvancing integrated rural development References:
Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le progrès de l'homme: Etats Désengagés, Paysans Engagés: Perspectives et nouveaux rôles des organisations paysannes en Afrique et en Amérique latinePapal Encyclical: Mater et Magistra: On Christianity and Social Progress Subjects:
Society → LocalSocial Activity → Workers
Amenities → Rural
Development → Development
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
